A steady snowfall through the morning and strong winds resulted in low visibility in some places.

"The expressways are atrocious right
now," said Genesee Township police Chief John Mullaly.

Southbound I-475 near Carpenter Road
in Genesee Township was down to one lane for much of the morning after a
semi-truck jackknifed, spilling fuel on the roadway,
Mullaly said. The Genesee County Hazmat team was called to the scene to wash it
down.

"We've had several accidents,"
Mullaly said "We are doing everything we can do."

The storm was expected to drop as
much as 6 inches on the area.

Genesee County Road Commission
vehicles were out since 3 a.m. clearing the highways and main roads – and then
doing it again because of the heavy, constant snow fall, said Manager-Director
John Daly.

"It's tough because at the rate it's
falling at, it's clear and then an hour and half later you have to get back on
the road and plow it again," Daly said.

Daly said the highways and the major
roads are clear. They have not been able to get into the subdivision roads, he
said.

Two road closures were reported. One was
on Atherton Road between Vassar and Irish roads in Davison Township. Daly said
water was backed up and the roadway was flooded. There was a problem with a
culvert. It will be closed at least through Thursday, March 12, he said.

The other was in Clayton Township,
on I-69 just east of Sheridan Road for a jack-knifed semi-truck. It was closed for about an hour.

In Flint, crews were out clearing
major roads and secondary roads, said Jason Lorenz, city spokesman.

"We will wait until the snow stops
to assess residential areas," he said.

The snow should taper off by the
early afternoon hours, the National Weather Service said. Then the wind will
kick up, causing some blowing snow. Winds will be 16 to 24 mph with gusts as
high as 37 mph.

Temperatures will also drop as the
day goes on. It was around 29 degrees at 5:30 a.m. and it will drop to about 16
by 5 p.m. On Wednesday night, temperatures will be as low as -1 with wind
chills around -12.

There could be enough snowfall for
the area to break the all-time snow record, according to the National Weather
Service.